Sustainable genealogy : separating fact from fiction in family legends / by Richard Hite ; with a foreword by Henry Z. Jones, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hite, Richard W.

Contributor:

Jones, Henry Z., 1940- Author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genealogy.

United States--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

xv, 110 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., [2013]

Summary:

"There are a lot of textbooks that describe how to find your ancestors; this new one by Richard Hite clarifies how not to. In short, Sustainable Genealogy explains how to avoid the traps many family historians can fall into. Whether it's a proud family legend, a venerable publication or the claims of an Internet family tree, the unsubstantiated genealogical source is like a house of sticks before the Big Bad Wolf -- it won't stand up. As Mr. Hite demonstrates in this collection of case studies, many are the 'oral traditions that have fallen by the wayside under the lens of careful research in primary sources and more recently, DNA testing'" -- Back cover.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Recurring patterns in oral history

Chapter 2. Ethnic origins of family names

Chapter 3. Maiden names of female ancestors

Chapter 4. Relationships to someone famous

Chapter 5. Relationships to royalty, nobility, or wealth

Chapter 6. Birthplaces of ancestors

Chapter 7. Military service of ancestors

Chapter 8. Two or more brothers as immigrants

Chapter 9. Associations or encounters with famous people

Chapter 10. Native American ancestors

Chapter 11. How much misinformation can be crammed into one paragraph?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Scott fund bookplate.

ISBN:

0806319828

9780806319827

OCLC:

860879335